play (original) (raw)
play verb (MOVE)
play over Anger and fear played over her face.
play verb (RISK MONEY)
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
play noun (ENJOYMENT)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
play noun (MOVEMENT)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Grammar
Idioms
(Definition of play from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
play | American Dictionary
play verb (ENJOY)
play verb (COMPETE)
play verb (ACT)
play a joke on someone (also play a trick on someone)
play verb (PRODUCE SOUNDS/PICTURES)
play verb (RISK MONEY)
Idioms
Phrasal verbs
play noun (ACT)
play noun (COMPETE)
in play (also out of play)
Idiom
(Definition of play from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
play | Business English
have money/time, etc. to play with
play the (money/stock) market
play a key/major/important role/part (in sth) (also have a key/major/important role/part to play (in sth))
play to your strengths
to do things that you know you are good at:
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(Definition of play from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of play
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One interpretation sees the updating as done by real players who repeatedly play against each other.
Order is maintained by two means: direct management of the relations of the players and indirect structuring of the terms of play.
However, both players receive the highest payoff by both playing their first or second strategy.
Problems, then, are raised about the ecological validity of this constraint and the role it might play in the perception of ordinary, everyday motion.
Despite the fundamental role phonetic representations play in language acquisition, there has been very little research on their development in a bilingual context.
Nevertheless, it seems that there is a network of different psychological factors in play, which seem to be interconnected and influencing one another.
The second is to consider the possible mechanisms that are at play in this protective effect.
It may be that syllable structure may not play a role in the organization of lexical representations, but may influence the organization of phonological representations.
One possibility is that motor representations may actually play a role in perceptual processing.
Clarification requests play an important role in effective conversations, and children must learn the conversational rules for interpreting and responding to such requests.
Every second section was removed, so that a person could enter into its centre in order to play them.
Instead, important individuals played essential roles, and their talent and authority was reported to be crucial to the building's success.
The actors not only double up to play different parts, but also perform different roles as entertainers, musicians, and storytellers.
She would put on a scarf and play various roles.
But the theatre can and has played many other, deeper, and more important roles in the quest for authentic democracy.
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Collocations with play
These are words often used in combination with play.
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In some sports, an attacker is a specific type of player, usually one whose role involves aggressive play.
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Clearly, what makes a big play has more to do with its theme than the size of its cast.
During the season, she scored six power play goals (all of them were scored in conference play).
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